toril
\tɔ.ʁil\
The verdict
“toril” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où l’on tient enfermés les taureaux avant le combat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-toril · toril · French
toril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toril |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɔ.ʁil\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « toril » en français
Rare enough to double-check
toril is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ.ʁil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lieu où l’on tient enfermés les taureaux avant le combat.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for toril, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is toril, spelled T-O-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1Lieu où l’on tient enfermés les taureaux avant le combat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how toril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour rien au monde, on ne voudrait manquer l’évacuation de l’arène et la fuite précipitée de l’alguazil, quand il a jeté au garçon de combat la clef du toril où sont enfermés les gladiateurs à cornes. Le toril fait face au matadero, où l’on écorche les bêtes abattues.
Le salon a deux portes. Il les regarde comme le toréador doit regarder les portes du toril, et se place de telle façon que Telcide pourra entrer par l’une ou l’autre, il lui fera toujours face.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.